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Canva • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Role & seniority: Senior QA Engineer (embedded in product teams), focused on quality leadership and coaching.
Web apps and backend services testing
BE and FE test automation
Scripting (Bash or Python)
Data analytics tools for root-cause analysis
Shift Left Testing and Quality Assistance methodologies
Collaboration with Product Managers, Engineers, Designers
Own and drive test strategy for team projects, emphasizing shift left QA and proactive quality activities
Improve quality within embedded teams through process, tooling, and testing changes; upskill peers
Act as subject matter expert on testing, drive knowledge sharing, documentation, and coaching across QA and engineers
Experience defining QA processes for product teams with Shift Left and Quality Assistance
Proficiency in testing complex web apps and backend services
Strong communication with Product Managers and Engineering Leadership
Data-driven approach to identify root causes and inform test strategy
BE and FE test automation experience; ability to coach on what to automate
Meticulous, thorough exploratory testing and bug detection
Experience coaching/testing best practices across teams
Familiarity with unit, integration, and end-to-end testing scopes
Automated scripting of trivial tasks (Bash/Python)
Data analytics experience to drive quality improvements
Job Description
Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.
Hey, g'day, mabuhay, kia ora, 你好, hallo, vítejte!
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Where And How You Can Work
Our flagship campus is in Sydney. We also have a campus in Melbourne and co-working spaces in Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide. But you have choice in where and how you work, we trust our Canvanauts to choose the balance that empowers them and their team to achieve their goals.
What You’d Be Doing In This Role
As Canva scales change continues to be part of our DNA. But we like to think that's all part of the fun. So this will give you the flavour of the type of things you'll be working on when you start, but this will likely evolve.
At The Moment, This Role Is Focused On
You will be the main driver for improving quality in your embedded team/s and work with key stakeholders to drive process, tooling, and testing changes. You will also be responsible for creating the test strategy for the team's projects, with a focus on shift left QA activities instead of just test execution. You will also be the subject matter expert for the team's testing and product knowledge, driving knowledge sharing and documentation for your team and other teams' software engineers and QA You'll also need to model initiative and ownership in achieving goals, improving processes and solutions for other QA engineers. You'll closely work with other Senior QA engineers to define expectations and upskill other QA engineers.
You're probably a match if
You have experience working with product teams, and defining the QA process for your team/s built on Shift Left Testing and Quality Assistance model. You are proficient in Computer Engineering Fundamentals like data structures & solution design. You are are comfortable completing a coding challenge as part of the interview. You are able to communicate effectively with Product Managers and Engineering Leadership to get buy in on proposed changes and Quality Strategy. You have experience in testing complex web apps and backend services. You are meticulous in your work and passionate about testing. You consider every possible scenario during exploratory testing and can spot bugs that others might not notice. You have experience in coaching/guiding team members with testing best practices. You have BE and FE test automation experience. You have automated trivial tasks using a scripting language like Bash or Python. You have a good understanding of what needs to be included in unit, integration, and end-to-end tests and can coach engineers on what needs to be automated. You have experience with data analytics tools to find out the root causes of issues and inform your test strategy.
About The Team
QA Engineers’ mission at Canva is to ensure that the team they’re working with are always thinking about quality while working on their big goals. We believe quality is something that should be checked continuously throughout the process, not just at the end.
QA engineers at Canva are embedded in a product group, generally with multiple teams, and work closely with product managers, designers and software engineers to ensure that we're delivering an exceptional experience to all our users. Some of the day to day tasks are improving or setting up different quality activities during the development cycle, using data to prioritise and advocate for issues, working with engineers to write unit, integration, and end to end tests, and identifying risks with product releases.
What's in it for you?
Achieving our crazy big goals motivates us to work hard - and we do - but you'll experience lots of moments of magic, connectivity and fun woven throughout life at Canva, too. We also offer a range of benefits to set you up for every success in and outside of work.
Here's a Taste Of What's On Offer
Equity packages - we want our success to be yours too Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents & carers An annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to support your wellbeing, social connection, office setup & more Flexible leave options that empower you to be a force for good, take time to recharge and supports you personally
Check out lifeatcanva.com for more info.
Other stuff to know
We make hiring decisions based on your experience, skills and passion, as well as how you can enhance Canva and our culture. When you apply, please tell us the pronouns you use and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.
We celebrate all types of skills and backgrounds at Canva so even if you don’t feel like your skills quite match what’s listed above - we still want to hear from you!
Please note that interviews are conducted virtually.